Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 524-300, Peter Garland, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Garland, Peter
B.L. Wt. 524-300
CONTENTS

N o 524.
Potamodiscus.
Cap. V. Linn.
See N o 511.

Virginia
Charlotte Court 6 th November 1809
On the motion of the representatives of Peter Garland dec d and on hearing the testimony of a witness, It is Ordered that the Clerk Certify that Mary Garland, Susannah T. Garland, David Garland, Martha Elizabeth Jordan formerly Martha Elizabeth Garland, Nancy Whorley formerly Nancy Garland and John Garland are the Children and legal representatives of the said Peter Garland dec d who was an Officer in the Army of the United States of America in the late war with Great Britain, and are the only persons entitled to the Estate of the said Peter Garland dec d
I Thomas Read Clerk of the County Court of Charlotte do hereby Certify that the foregoing Certificate is a true Copy as entered of Record in the said Court (Given under my hand & seal of office this 5 th day of February 1810
Thomas Read

I Francis Scott one of the acting Justices in the Commission of Peace for the County of Charlotte and State of Virginia & presiding Magistrate of the said Court do hereby certify that Thomas Read whose attestation appears to the foregoing Certificate is Clerk of the said Court and that all due faith and Credit may and ought to be given to the same which is in due form of Law - Given under my hand & seal this 16th day of February - 1810
Franc d Scott

Know all men by these presents that we Mary Garland, Susannah T. Garland, David Garland, Joshua Whirly and Nancy his wife formerly Nancy Garland, Elijah Jordan and Martha Elizabeth his wife formerly Martha Elizabeth Garland, and John Garland, of the County of Charlotte & State of Virginia have this day bargained & sold and by these presents do bargain, sell and assign over to Thomas D. Harris of the City of Richmond and State of Virginia all our right, title and interest in and to three hundred acres of Land due to us in consideration of the services of Peter Garland deceased in the Army of the United States to the end of the late war with Great Britain under the command of Col. agreeably to an act of Congress, and we do moreover request and direct William Bustis, Esq. Secretary at War for the time being or his successors to issue to the said Thomas D. Harris his Heirs or assignees in his or their own name as assignee of us the said Mary Garland, Susannah T. Garland, David Garland, Joshua Whirly and Nancy his wife formerly Nancy Garland, Elijah Jordan and Martha Elizabeth his wife formerly Martha Elizabeth Garland and John Garland, a Warrant for the land aforesaid, and on receipt of the same we do hereby ratify and confirm any receipt or other instrument in writing that he the said Thomas D. Harris may necessarily sign or procure to be signed in touching the premises as fully as we could do if we were personally present — In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands & affixed our seals this ninth day of November one thousand eight hundred & Nine. Signed, sealed & delivered In the presence of us
W. M. Kinney Rich. D. Davenport Secy D. M. Kinney
Mary Garland (seal) Susannah T. Garland (seal) David Garland (seal) Joshua Whirly (seal) Nancy Whirly (seal) Elijah Jordan (seal) Martha E. Jordan (seal) John Garland (seal)
Charlotte County to wit;
This day Mary Garland, Susannah T. Garland, David Garland, Joshua Whirly and Nancy his wife formerly Nancy Garland, Elijah Jordan and Martha Elizabeth his wife formerly Martha Elizabeth Garland and John Garland, came before me a Justice of the peace for the aforesaid County, and acknowledged the foregoing bargain & Sale & Power of Attorney, to be their hands & seals, Acts and Deed and for the purposes therein mentioned — Given under my hand this 9 th day of November one thousand eight hundred and nine — Rich. D. Davenport

Charlotte County, to wit;
This day John Holcomb personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace for the aforesaid County, and made Oath that Peter Garland, whose name is mentioned in the within Power of Attorney and Bargain & Sale is the same person who performed the services stated within; the said John Holcomb having been a in the Continental Army - Given under my hand this day of one thousand eight hundred and Nine

I do certify That Peter Garland - a Captain in the sixth Virginia Continental Regiment - be- -came a supernumerary officer - at the arrangement made in consequence of a Committee from Congress attending at Head Quarters of the American Army laying at White Plains in the state of New York for the purpose of reducing the Number of Regiments from Virginia - from that of 15 - to 11 -
Which arrangement & reduction was made September 14 th 1778 - This fact I am enabled to state - having kept a Register thereof - now in my possession - Captain Peter Garland's Commission - was dated 17 th August 1777 - To which grade he rose - from that of a subaltern - during prior service
Given under my hand at Richmond Virginia - March 1 st 1810.
The above statement made by Colonel Gamble I know to be correct.
James Wood. formerly B. Genl Continental Army.
R. Gamble, late a Capt. in the Virg a Continental Line

Rev. War Section. Record Div. aw
April 9, 1901. aw
Commissioner of the General Land Office Washington, D. C.
Sir:
In response to your letters of the 4" and 6" instant, and the enclosed letters of Oluf C. Renner, 116½ E. 8" St., Coffeyville, Kansas, you are advised that the records of this Bureau fail to show that bounty land was allowed on account of the services in the War of the Revolution of any soldier named Jacob Baker, or on account of the Revolutionary War services of a Major named Garland.
Warrant No. 524, for 300 acres of bounty land was issued April 18, 1810, under the Act of April 15, 1806, on account of the Revolutionary War services of a Captain Peter Garland of the Virginia Line, War of the Revolution.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.
all letters ret as requested

Dear Sir,
War Office 20. July 1872.
Having been some weeks absent from the seat of Government it has not been in my power to reply to your favour of the 15 th inst. until this moment. On examining the documents on which the warrant to which you allude was issued, I find that it ought to have been issued to Thomas D. Harris, and in case that warrant shall be returned in order to be cancelled, another one will be issued in the name of Thomas D. Harris. No mistake appears to have been made in spelling the name, if the person indicated in the warrant which was issued on the 18 th of April 1870.
I am, Sir,
very respectfully
Yr. Servant H. Rogers.

Apr. 9 1921. Comm Your Land Given data as to Capt. Peterson Ans. Mr. R.
OFFICERS
HARRY J. GREEN, Supreme President and General Field Manager A. H. COREY, Supreme Secretary CARRIE C. COPELAND, Supreme Treasurer CHARLES M. WHICHER, M. D., Supreme Medical Director
DIRECTORS
W. L. SNYDER, Des Moines, Iowa JOHN HOWARD, Indianola, Iowa L. S. HILL, Des Moines, Iowa H. J. GREEN, Decorah, Iowa H. W. DALE, Coffeyville, Kansas
Military bounty Land Warrant.
Coffeyville, Kans.
April 6th. 1921.
Mr. C. M. Nuce. Ass't. Commissioner.
Care The General Land Office.
Dear Sir:-
I have your favor of April 4th. File 977915 "K" ABS-Inc. addressed to Mr. Byington commissioner of pensions inclosing my letter to you of recent date, relative to the Garland Estate.
I am sorry that I overlooked signing my name and that is why I am writing to you now.
Yours truly,
P. G. Renner.
116 1/2 East 8th. St.
CC-Mr. Byington. Commissioner of Pensions.
Nothing in my file for Gardner or Renner relative to B. L. W. etc. M. R.

Roanoke Va Apr 2 nd 1901
Hon. W. Clay Evans Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly advise me as to what the amount of Maj Peter Garland pension is Thanking you for same
I am Yours Resp R Malcolm Garland
501-11 th Ave SE Roanoke Va

O. W. N. _____ Div. J. R. W. _____ Ex'r. Rev. War No. _____ Peter Garland _____ Co. _____ Reg't. _____
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON, D. C., July _____, 189_____
1900
Sir,
In reply to your recent inquiry you are advised that it does not appear that Peter Garland ever made an application for pension.
Very respectfully N. C. Davis Commissioner
Mr. A. B. Coleman Roanoke Va.
Peter Garland enlisted as captain & served in Revolutionary war - was a Major - Lunenburg Co. Va. born & raised there - died soon after the war A.B.C.

Department of the BUREAU OF PENSIONS OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Penalty for private
Rev. War.
No. 5244
(See no 524)
Peter Garland Capt. Va. Line.
Issued Apr. 18, 1870
200 Acres
Apr 27- 1901
R. Malone Garland Roanoke, Va.
1921. Apr. 9, Commissioner Gen Land Of. give data as to warrant

18 50 0 143
407.50  $2.002
1621.98 45.1  1.191.98

1854.
See p. 5241
Peterborough
Leap to Virg. Line.
Approved 18. April 1810
Col. B. B. B. B. B.
B. B. B.

Cancelled 21. July 1810 N o 524 Issued on the claim in cause Thomas D. Harris against forwarded to Brewster B. Smith Reg. at Williamsville Pa.

STATEMENT
WAR
No. 54
See back of this new warrant No 524 issued in lieu of it
Pursuant to an Act of Congress authorizing the Secretary of War to issue Land Warrants, and for other purposes, passed the 15th day of April, 1806, Mary Garland, Susannah T. Garland, David Garland, Nancy Waley, Martha S. Gordon & John Garland heirs of Peter Garland decd. a captain in the late Virginia line — is entitled to Three Hundred Acres of Land to be located, agreeably to said act, on any unlocated parts of the fifty quarter townships and the fractional quarter townships, reserved by law, for original holders of military warrants.
GIVEN at the War Office, this eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 10
W. Eustis SECRETARY OF WAR.
Registered,
CLERK.

War Office 39. July 1890.
11/21/90
I have recd. your favor of the 26 th inst nt , covering a loan warrant in favor of the heirs of the late Capt. P. Garland which I have cancelled, I have now the pleasure of forward you one in the name of Thos. D. Harris assignee of said heirs, which I wish safe to hand, and am S r . Sir,
with great respect
W. B. D. C.
Benevolent Baptist Socy.

War Office 9 th March
1621.95 430. 1191.98
72 406 28 446 1191.78 1.837.50 143. 1.500.50
26 26

W. Clegg 26. July 1810. B. B. B. B. July 31. July 1810. sent a new warrant in favour of Mr. D. Harris
Winchester Va July 27 th 6
paid 17
Major H. Rogers
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
Williamsburg. July 26. 1840.
I have received your friendly letter of the 20 instant and now inclose the land warrant which you will observe to have exchanged and inclose to this place. which will end all the obligations due from you off set.
Barnell Bage
PS. The warrant to agree in the name of Thomas D. Harris.

at 20. July 1810 at unfamiliar.
Washington Va. June 20.
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Major A. Rogers
Norfolk
Washington Pa.

Williamsburg June 19 1810
Dear Sir
The warrant you sent me again to a receipt I signed on the eighteenth of Apr. and which warrant bears that date and is No. 511. ought it is believed to have been issued in the name Thomas D. Harris in whose favor you will find a full assignment of all the in- terest I claim of the several persons named in the warrant as the heirs of Peter Garland. You will much oblige me by saying in a line to this place whether you turning the old warrant one can issue in the name of the assignee. I have further to remark that it is stated to me that there is a mistake in leaving a let- ter out of the name of one of the heirs it is Warley when it should be Wheeler. Your attention to this business

with much obliged
Your respectfully &c.
Buenos Aires, P. R.

Hamburg Va 3 April 9. 1810
free
Burwell Bassett Esquire
Member of Congress
Washington City

Williamsburg April 7th 1810
Burwell Basset Esq r
Dear Sir
I must again beg leave to trouble you with a small matter of business. I should not so often trouble you, but for the want of some other friend in Washington. Inclosed you will receive a Power of Attorney and certificates substantiating the claim, from the Representative of Peter Garland deceased (who was a Captain in the Army of the U. States in the late war with Great Britain) for the purpose of drawing the bounty in land due them in consideration of said Garland's services. I will be obliged to you to lay this claim before the Secretary of War for examination, and if any land is due, be good enough to forward the Warrant to me in this place. I have this day received the law extending the time for locating and surveying W m M. land Warrants which I am sure you has relieved my anxiety greatly. If it will not be too much trouble whilst you are at the Office I will thank you to enquire whether Warrants has issued to the Rep s of Capt. Jn s McAdam & Capt. John Peyton.
I am
Dear Sir
Y r with respect & esteem
Thos D. Harris
W m Eustice, Esquire Secretary at War Washington City
Williamsburg April 7th 1810
Please to deliver to Burwell Basset Esquire a Warrant for all the lands due to the Rep s of Peter Garland deceased in consideration of said Garland's services as a Capt in the Continental Army, this receipt will be a sufficient discharge.
Y r M c All d Serv t Thos D. Harris